Happening in 702 Land:  Inside the Kingsmead Book Fair: Where stories come alive

Gugs Mhlungu chats with Eddie Masibi, Head of Client Coverage at Standard Bank Wealth and Investment, about the Kingsmead Book Fair, exploring its diverse programme designed to cater to young readers, teens, and adults. They discuss how the fair aims to promote a strong reading culture, highlight t…

Happening in 702 Land: Beyond the gallery walls: The RMB Latitudes Art Fair experience

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with  Alison Badenhorst, Head of Marketing at RMB, about this year’s edition of the RMB art fair, exploring the theme, featured artists, collaborations, and what visitors and listeners can look forward to experiencing at the event. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend ea…

Happening in 702 Land: Street Store calls for Winter clothing donations

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with  Mike Abel, founder of the Street Store, a rent-free pop-up clothing initiative for homeless people that allows them to choose items they like and try them on in a dignified “shopping” experience. They discuss the impact of the initiative over the past four years, as well a…

Happening in 702 Land: Street Store calls for Winter clothing donations

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with  Mike Abel, founder of the Street Store, a rent-free pop-up clothing initiative for homeless people that allows them to choose items they like and try them on in a dignified “shopping” experience. They discuss the impact of the initiative over the past four years, as well a…

Happening in 702 Land: What do photographs remember? Inside Rumours /2026

Gugs Mhlungu chats with Lunetta Bartz, co-founder of The Santu Mofokeng Foundation, about Rumours /2026, revisiting Santu Mofokeng’s Bloemhof work and The Black Photo Album, and how it explores memory, archives, and how his photography reshapes how we see everyday Black life and history. Gugs Mhlu…

Happening in 702 Land: The return of a revolution: Sarafina! at Soweto Theatre

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with  Mpho Molepo, Director of Sarafina!, about the return of the musical at the Soweto Theatre, marking 50 years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising, and what audiences can expect from this powerful season of remembrance and storytelling. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend…

Happening in 702 Land: The Centre for the Less Good Idea presents: COLLATION 4: The Maskandalification of Opera 

Gugs Mhlungu chats with Neo Muyanga, Composer and installation artist, and The Centre's Impresario, about the experimental three-day festival running from 23 to 25 April 2026, which reimagines opera through eight new miniature works by South African composers and what audiences can expect.  Gugs M…

Happening in 702 Land: Making golf accessible - Inside the Let’s Golf movement

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with  Hloni Matlhare, Co-founder and Director of Let’s Golf, about the origins of the initiative, its mission to make golf more accessible and inclusive, and how it challenges long-held misconceptions about the sport while opening up opportunities for when and where people can p…

Happening in the Arts Celestial Bodies: Translating the universe into movemen

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Dr Luca Pontiggia, physicist, data scientist and co-founder of Universe on Stage, about Celestial Bodies, the interdisciplinary production with Joburg Ballet at the UJ Arts Centre that explores the connection between the cosmos, science and movement through dance, music and…

Happening in 702 Land: Where dance meets data: The making of CODE/DNA

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Otto Andile Nhlapo, Vuyani Dance Theatre’s Assistant Artistic Director and Choreographer, about CODE/DNA, a new interdisciplinary dance production exploring memory, identity and the body as an archive through movement, music and multimedia. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for …